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Last update: 12-16-2008 Read more by Rick Reeno

Juan Manuel Marquez-Juan Diaz Looks Ready For 2/28

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By Rick Reeno

Willie Savannah, manager/trainer of former unified lightweight champion Juan Diaz, has informed BoxingScene.com that a fight with Juan Manuel Marquez is close to done for February 28, with HBO televising. The venue is still not finalized, but Savannah has informed me that Marquez has reportedly changed his stance on taking the fight in Diaz�s backyard of Houston, Texas.

�Las Vegas is becoming a ghost town. If Marquez wants to make the kind of money that he wants to make - he has to come to Houston. He can�t make that kind of money is Las Vegas. His fight with Joel Casamayor did nothing out there,� Savannah said.

Savannah says the undercard�may feature another Houston favorite, Rocky Juarez, facing WBO featherweight champion Steven Luevano.

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on 12-18-2008 by jantzen212003

funny how the galaxy warrior is not getting these shots!

on 12-18-2008 by cruzan mario

diaz is young and strong,following the loss to nate,i think every one should consider him a live threat.remember he once held a few belts,and has never been hurt exept for the cut v.s. nate.jmm on the other hand is older been in more wars,came up in weight,and is fighting aguy that throws 1000 pu...

on 12-18-2008 by bigflip55

some of you fools are crazy, you must not really understand boxing, i love watching a tactition at work like jmm, i think watching someone as skilled as him at work is just as exciting as a ko imo. but on the fight, i would have to take jmm, he seems a lil more powerful at this weight and is stil...

on 12-18-2008 by membrane

Marquez is a good technician inside the ring, but he's not a big draw. His fight with Rocky Juarez attracted only 3,000 out of a 7,500-capacity venue. His biggest attendance was when he fought Manny Pacquiao. I think counter-punchers like Marquez are rather boring boxers. Only boxing purists like...

on 12-18-2008 by boxing08nut

JMM is a good fighter no doubt about that. The problem with JMM is he doesn't pack the x factor. He can be a good trainer someday but not so much of a fighter to watch on TV.